starved Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb be hungry; go without food
    starve; famish; hunger.
    • Let's eat--I'm starving!
  2. verb die of food deprivation
    starve; famish.
    • The political prisoners starved to death
    • Many famished in the countryside during the drought
  3. verb deprive of food
    starve; famish.
    • They starved the prisoners
  4. verb have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
    lust; starve; crave; thirst; hunger.
  5. verb deprive of a necessity and cause suffering
    starve.
    • he is starving her of love
    • The engine was starved of fuel
  6. adjective satellite suffering from lack of food
    starving.
  7. adjective satellite extremely hungry
    ravenous; sharp-set; esurient; famished.
    • they were tired and famished for food and sleep
    • a ravenous boy
    • the family was starved and ragged
    • fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy

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